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A Case of Submandibular Leiomyosarcoma, Mimicking an Abscess, in a Ball Python (Python regius)
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- Issue Date
- 2021-10
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Citation
- Veterinary Sciences, Vol.8 No.10, p. 224
- Abstract
- A two-year-old ball python with a submandibular mass was evaluated. Fine needle aspiration resulted in debris containing purulent materials and bacterial cells on cytology. Radiography demonstrated multi-focal radiopaque lesions in the mass, which were suspected to be mineralization; there was an absence of mandibular invasion or lung involvement. Gross examination of the surgically excised mass revealed a multi-nodular, well-circumscribed lesion with purulent material. The postoperative recovery was uneventful. The histopathological examination followed by immunohistochemistry analysis gave a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. As tumors containing purulent materials can be confused with an abscess, diagnostic confirmation with various diagnostical tools should be considered.
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- 2306-7381
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